BAKU, Azerbaijan, Nov. 6
By Elnur Baghishov - Trend:
The olefin unit of Iran’s Ilam Petrochemical Company in Ilam province is being prepared for operation, said Shapour Taghipour, the company’s managing director, Trend reports via IRNA.
Taghipour said that the furnace number 1 has already been installed in the olefin unit.
The managing director added that the commissioning of the olefin unit will be beneficial to the Ilam province.
“The olefin unit will produce 750,000 tons of ethylene, propylene, and pyrolysis gasoline per year,” Taghipour said.
The director noted that the olefin unit will receive fuel via three pipes from the Ilam Natural Gas Processing Plant and will be converted into ethylene after sweetening at the sulfur recovery unit.
With the launch of the olefin unit of the Ilam Petrochemical Company, 450,000 tons of ethylene will be annually produced at this unit. The company employs 2,190 people.
Ilam province holds more than 3.5 percent of Iran’s oil reserves and more than 11 percent of gas reserves.